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Masterworks is hiring a Data Engineer

About the Role

Masterworks is looking for a proactive Data Engineer with 2–5 years of experience to help build and maintain our high-performance data infrastructure. You will be instrumental in ensuring the reliability and scalability of our data systems, directly supporting investment advisors and cross-functional teams.

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines using Luigi and Apache Airflow
  • Monitor and optimize performance of Redshift clusters, diagnose high CPU usage, and refactor SQL for performance
  • Proactively build data quality alerts and notification systems to ensure pipeline health
  • Work closely with analysts and stakeholders to ensure data is accurate and accessible
  • Respond promptly to data issues during core working hours
  • Lead or assist in potential migration projects, such as from Redshift to Snowflake
  • Collaborate on data modeling and schema design for analytics and application needs

What We're Looking For

  • 2–5 years of hands-on data engineering experience in a production environment
  • Strong experience with Amazon Redshift, including query optimization and system diagnostics
  • Proficiency with ETL orchestration tools such as Luigi and Apache Airflow
  • Expert-level SQL skills and ability to analyze and optimize long-running queries
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot high CPU or slow query issues on Redshift
  • Familiarity with data alerting and monitoring tools like CloudWatch or Datadog
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
  • High responsiveness during working hours to support production data pipelines
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
  • Must be eligible for full-time US work
  • Must be able to work from our NY office; this is not a remote role

Nice to Have

  • Experience with data warehousing concepts and modern data stacks
  • Familiarity with data pipeline logging, testing, and observability best practices
  • Experience with Snowflake or other modern data platforms
  • Interest in or experience with financial data or investment platforms
  • Experience leading or supporting data platform migrations

Technical Stack

  • Amazon Redshift
  • Luigi
  • Apache Airflow
  • SQL
  • AWS
  • CloudWatch
  • Datadog
  • Snowflake

Team & Environment

You will work closely with investment advisors, engineering, product, and analytics teams to deliver impactful data solutions.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Free admission to art museums and galleries
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA options
  • PTO and 401k
  • Discounted Equinox membership

Work Mode

This role is on-site at our office in New York City, NY.

Masterworks is an equal opportunity employer.

Required Skills
Amazon RedshiftLuigiApache AirflowSQLAWSCloudWatchDatadogSnowflakeData WarehousingETLData PipelinesPythonData ModelingPerformance Monitoring
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Masterworks

Masterworks is a fintech platform that allows anyone to invest in SEC-qualified shares of multi-million dollar paintings by names like Banksy, Basquiat, and Picasso. In just three short years, we have built a portfolio of nearly $800 million in world-class artworks, introducing over 800,000 individuals to the $1.7 trillion art market.

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